Bolivia floods affect 150,000 people as rains continue

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Severe flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains across Bolivia in recent weeks have killed at least 45 people and disrupted the lives of 150,000 people, according to the Bolivian government.

Heavy rains, which started in November last year, prompted President Evo Morales' government to declare a national emergency on Jan. 27, following widespread flooding in one of South America's poorest countries. Continue reading…